The Federal Government has confirmed that several countries, including the United Kingdom, France and the United States, have granted ‘agrément’ to Nigeria’s ambassadorial nominees, signalling progress in efforts to fill long-vacant diplomatic positions. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, disclosed this in a statement issued on …

Napoli striker, Romelu Lukaku, failed to appear at scheduled training session on Tuesday, prompting the Italian club to consider disciplinary measures, including the possibility of excluding the Belgian striker from upcoming matches. In an official statement, Napoli said, “We can confirm that Romelu Lukaku did not respond to today’s call …

TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc has recorded a 26 per cent drop in revenue to N767.63 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025, down from N1.04 trillion in 2024. The company disclosed this in its audited financial statements released on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. on Monday. Profit before tax recorded …

NGX Regulation Limited, the regulating body of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group)  has imposed a sum of N291. 29 million sanctions on CSL Stockbrokers Limited, Cowry Securities Limited, Meristem Stockbrokers Limited, SMADAC Securities Limited and Associated Asset Managers Limited  over stock market infractions. Ugochi Eke on behalf of the NGX Rego …

President Bola Tinubu has condemned in strong terms the barbaric and cowardly attacks by gunmen in Angwan Rukuba district, Jos, Plateau State. The president, in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, equally condemned the attacks on Kahir village in Kagarko Local Government …

Mother Africa shone brightly at the weekend in the United States of America when the Indianapolis-Marion City-County issued a formal declaration in honour of Nigeria’s iconic socio-cultural organisation, the Kegites Club. In the declaration, the county said it fully identified with the pivotal roles that the Americana Archaivar Plus Convergence …

A senior lawyer and human rights advocate, Femi Falana, has blamed some state government’s neglect for the basic education for the alarming rate of out-of-school children in the country, which is estimated at 20 million. A document he obtained from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in response to his …

The Federal Government has launched the ‘Cross-Border Digital Payments and Identity in Nigeria under the AfCFTA’ report, urging stakeholders to unlock trade opportunities for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to access the $3.5 trillion African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) market. The high-level report, hosted by the Office of …

Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Monday charged the Nigerian media to be partners in progress with the government by utilising their platforms to strengthen the nation’s democracy through constructive journalism and critical thinking. He observed that a society is destroyed not by the absence of ideas but by the “absence of …

The rumoured interest of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, in becoming the governor of Bauchi State in 2027 has been confirmed as he resigned on Monday to prepare ground for actualizing his political ambition. The resignation was ahead of the deadline set for political appointees seeking elective positions …